Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-07-30
In car load lots class "Ai comprises
principally farm machinery, compared as

acknowledge the receipt OF your tarItf
Of July LIST &c. F. o. No. 222) aud submit
for your consideration the comparative
statement Of rates charged in Iowa, Mime
sofa and Nebraska. / have taken your
tariff rate from Lincoln west over your
main line for 900 miles, where Your rates
are lower than on any Of your branch lines.
The fact TO which your special attention is
called Is that your fourth-class rates, which
include about so per cent of all freight
shipped, and most articles consumed or
used by the farmers, is on an average
30 per cent higher than the rate
In Iowa and Minnesota. And your atten-
ton is called to the fact that the rate
charged on fourth class freight is about 80
per cent of the first class rate. whereas in
Iowa and Minnesota the fourth class rate
Is 80 per cent Of the first class rate. This
makes very exorbitant rate for Nebraska
On agricultural implements in car loads
and farmers fTeights when compared with
the rates of Iowa and Minnesota. 1t would
appear on the face Of the comparative state
ment submitted that you had fixed a lower
rate on class i1E'1 in soma
cases than that of Minnesota
and Iowa, but this is not
true in fact. For instance drain tile In
Iowa and Minnesota is shipped at one-half
the rate Of Class II" which in Nebraska
is shipped in Glass - and charged tbe
rate fixed in class "E.u Besides In each
OF those States there is a commodity tariff
on most articles included in Glass 'iE.n
which makes the freight on those com
modities much lower in Iowa and Mime
sofa than in Nebraska.
Your rate Of freight on first class wouId
seem to be about the same as the rate IN
Minnesota. and about 80 per cent higher
than in Iowa in most cases. Bnt
when it is considered that only
small per cent Of the
goods used or consumed in Nebraska ate
shipped in this class, the relief afforded 10
the people is simple delusion, when taken
in connection with the fact that on tba
great bulk Of the freight your rate Il IN
per cent higher than in Iowa or Minnesota
And, In the case Of coal shipped into the
State In class d. In Iowa, Minnesota and
Kansas, coal is put in a special class 81
given special rate, which Is mnch legs
than in Nebraska. Where Nebraska navs
on coal for seventy miles 10 cents per HIM
dred, Iowa and Minnesota paws 81 cent?
for the same distance.
LatS vi uOgs' cattle and
gram Is much higher than in either Of the
sister states named. Soon the grain crop
p the present year is to be moved. Prices
are ranging very low, and your freight
Iates' when compared with those Of other
'lates, are very high. So high. in fact. as
o leave but little for the producer. Your
ates are not higher, and in some instances |
lot so high as the rates fixed by other
Dads operating within the State. but To
nese roads o comparative statement will |
'e submitted in due time.
starting with first class freight AZ fired
your present tariff, we venture to suo-
.est and request that you apply the rates
yhlch think will be found general in the
Western States: - 'lo
First Class-Standard baslg
econ 2eeond Class--s5 per cent Of first class
I 1,nlIu Ilass-btg4 per cent or first class
nIVsuTtn Class--5O per cent Of first cIass
ruin glass-f0 per cent OF first class
"a, 1iass--40 per cent OF first clags
-. CLASSY per cent Of first elass
-, Slass-20 per cent OF first class
%, Giass-25 per cent OF first class
=. Class-20 per cent OF first class.
ne venture this suggestion a..d reoueat
ecause we find this rate applied IN most
I the Western States, and because we he-
ieYe the rate fixed in your tariff on first
lass freight to be high enough. and that
= - an ot1er classes the rate fixed is too
w, and because it is desirable to have 4
,.;e ana uniform rule in fixing and ad-
isnng rates within the State, and for Ore
49,. sason test this basis and adjustment
oula greatly reduce local rates within
. o1ate. There are very many other rea-
' w ana factors not herein considered whv !
rs should be done. The people Of this ;
ia.e nave suffered long and patientIv q
1 is tne delusiye hope and promise 81 3
'iei. ~ mas not yet come. Patience c
~ cease 70 be virtue, and the peonis G.
~ demand the needed relief by IN Of